英语美文学会活在当下

英语美⽂学会活在当下
Learn to Live in the Present Moment
学会活在当下
To a large degree,
很⼤程度上，
the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.
我们内⼼的平和取决于我们是否活在当下。

Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year,
不论昨天或去年发⽣什么，
and what may or may not happen tomorrow,
不管明天会不会发⽣什么。

the present moment is where you are-always.
当下才是你所在的地⽅，⽽且向来如此！
Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things-all at once.
毫⽆疑问，我们之中许多⼈都⼗分精通神经质艺术，浪费⽣命去忧虑各种事情。

We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments,
我们让过去的问题和未来的忧虑主宰⽬前的时光。

so much so that we end up anxious, frustrated,depressed, and hopeless.
结果我们变得焦虑不安，感到受挫，沮丧、了⽆希望。

On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification,
另⼀⽅⾯，我们延迟⾃⼰的满⾜感，
our stated priorities, and our happiness,
推迟我们应优先考虑的事情以及⾃⼰的幸福，
often convincing ourselves that someday will be better than today.
去说服⾃⼰总有⼀天会⽐今天更好。

Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that someday never actually arrives.
不幸的是，我们期待未来的⼼理机制只会⼀再重复，结果总有⼀天从未真正到来。

John Lennon once said, Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans.
约翰·列侬曾经说过：⽣命就是我们忙着做其他计划的时候，所发⽣的⼀切。

When we're busy making other plans,
当我们忙着做其他计划时，
our children are busy growing up,
我们的孩⼦也忙着长⼤，
the people we love are moving away and dying,
我们所爱的⼈在逐渐远离、死去，
our bodies are getting out of shape,
我们的体型不知不觉地变样，
and our dreams are slipping away.
我们的梦想也偷偷溜⾛。

In short, we miss out on life.
换句话说，我们错过了⼈⽣。

Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date.
许多⼈把⽣命当做对以后某个⽇期的彩排⽣活。

It isn't.
⼈⽣不是这样的。

In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow.
其实，没有⼈可以保证，明天他或她还会在这⾥。

Now is the only time we have,
现在是我们拥有的惟⼀时刻，
and the only time that we have any control over.
也是我们能控制的惟⼀时光。

When our attention is in the present moment,
当我们把注意⼒放在当下时，
we push fear from our minds.
就能把恐惧从⼼底排出。

Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future-we won' t have enough money,恐惧是忧虑未来可能发⽣的种种情况。

例如，我们不会有⾜够的⾦钱，
our children will get into trouble,
我们的孩⼦会惹⿇烦，
we will get old and die, whatever.
我们会⽼会死等等。

To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present.
对抗恐惧的最佳策略就是，学会将你的注意⼒拉回到现在。

Mark Twain said,I have been through some terrible things in my life,some of which actually happened.
马克·吐温就曾说过：我这⼀⽣经历过许多糟糕的事情，只有⼀些真的发⽣了。

I don't think I can say it any better.
我想，我⽆法说得更好了。

Practice keeping your attention on the here and now.经常将注意⼒放在此时此刻，
Your efforts will pay great dividends.
你的努⼒将会得到丰厚的报偿！。